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rem em ber our C hristm asses
at back at» 1890. We lived
t tw enty mites from the
i of Aberdeen, in Scotland,
could alw ays depend on iiav-
plentv of snow and icic le s
ing from the ea v es,.
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In the homes stockings were
hung on the m antles and the
first one to w ake up, C hristm as
morning, jum ped out of bed and
| brought all th? stockings. Since
k we alw ays awoke before the fire
| was started , tied was the warm*
i est place to em pty them. We
I didn t havt ^ldlvidua) trees,
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New Years wa^ really the tim e
, to celebrate. New Years Eve
I there w ere parties and dances
• tor the grown ups. and afte r
« ‘ Auld Lang Syne,” had boen
‘ sung ¿it midnight, the> sta rted
• "F irst N ighting" calling on th ej
neighbors. Everyone was th e n !
; treated to fru it cake. Scotch
sh o rtb read and,
of course, a
dram or two, or as H arry L aud
er would nay, a wee D ochindoris’
The children went around to
the neighbor*, ea rlier on New
Years Eve. disguised much like
they do here on H allow e’en, but
instead of "T rick or T re a t,” we
had a ryme. We sang. "Rise up,
guid wife, and shake your fea th
ers. Dinna think th a t we are
B eggars W e’re onl.v bairns, out
to play. Come ru t an' gee us our
hogm anay." We were trea ted to
candy, cookies, oranges, o r
appi.es,
Helen <Mrs. F ra n k ) Blachly
Brookings, Oregon.
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the most wonderful,
happiest Christmas ever ’
John MeKernan
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Mead
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